Stocks hit by unease over Ukraine

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

U.S. stock futures were in negative territory in premarket trading, though the move lower was modest.

European markets were falling in morning trading, with Germany's DAX again taking the biggest hit.

Germany is Russia's largest trading partner in Europe. New sanctions would hurt both economies.

Related: S&P cuts Russia's credit rating

Senior government officials told CNN that the U.S. could impose new sanctions on Russia as early as Friday for failing to take steps to reduce the tension in eastern Ukraine. Sanctions would target key allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, high-profile oligarchs and possibly companies.

Tensions in Ukraine escalated sharply Thursday, with Russia embarking on new military drills near the border after Ukrainian forces said they killed five pro-Russian militants within their borders.

The latest reading on CNNMoney's Fear & Greed index shows sentiment has ticked into "fear" mode.

Related: Fear & Greed Index

Meanwhile, quarterly results keep rolling in.

Investors are awaiting earnings from Ford (F, Fortune 500), Burger King (BKW), Colgate-Palmolive (CL, Fortune 500) and Whirlpool (WHR, Fortune 500) ahead of the market open.

Shares in Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) were rising by roughly 3% in premarket trading after releasing first quarter results late Thursday that exceeded analysts' expectations.

Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500) and Starbucks (SBUX, Fortune 500) gained in after-hours trading Thursday. Amazon's earnings were roughly in line with expectations. Starbucks reported results that met expectations, although its outlook for the rest of the year was lower than anticipated.

Shares of Visa (V, Fortune 500) were declining by roughly 2% premarket. Despite reporting a jump in profit, its revenue missed analysts' expectations.

Related: CNNMoney's Tech30

In economic news, the University of Michigan's April consumer sentiment index will be published at 9:55 a.m. ET.

U.S. indexes drifted between small gains and losses throughout the day Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average ended flat while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both posted small gains. Only the S&P 500 is up for the year so far.

Asian markets mostly closed with losses Friday. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong dipped by 1.5%, the Shanghai Composite declined by 1%.

First Published: April 25, 2014: 5:08 AM ET

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